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Nearly every day, executives and managers, and the in-house counsel and Human Resources professionals who work with them, are confronted with unanticipated questions regarding the workforce. Just when they think they have "seen it all," along comes a new and often stranger scenario involving an odd twist to an area they thought they fully understood. These individuals often find themselves back at square one when trying to construct an appropriate response and devise a creative solution to the problem presented. Sometimes these "Quirky Questions" can be resolved easily; other times, they implicate practical and legal issues that are not immediately apparent.

This Quirky Employment Questions Blog addresses unanticipated questions regarding the workforce.

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Category: Religious Discrimination

Protecting the Company’s Public Image, Quirky Question # 17

Protecting the Company’s Public Image, Quirky Question # 17

 

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Quirky Question # 17: We run a retail clothing firm.  Our goal is to cultivate a youthful, preppy image.  We prohibit “facial jewelry” with the exception of earrings.  This prohibition is set out in our Employee Handbook. One of our employees insists on wearing “facial jewelry,” displaying various facial piercings.  Can’t we prohibit this practice?  Can we tell our employee...

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